Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Went to Toy Universe @ Takashimaya today... And bought these for my little nephew and little niece, as promised...

The DX Power Rangers Super Samurai - Battle Gear Twin Pack that cost 80% of what you see on the price tag in the picture... Little nephew not seem too happy when he sees the surprise, but a few minutes later, after he realised the sounds that can be played and attach-ability of the various items together with his current DX stuff, he is so so thrilled... I also used a unused Kamen Rider ??? belt strap to make into a decent belt strap for his buckle and sword holder... will take a picture of that later, if I remember...

Back of the package...

Also bought a Pinypon Car set and Pinypon Fruit-Scent figure for my little niece... took away some overy small items... and she is happy to have new surprises!!! Hahaha.... Also cost 80% of what you see on the price tag in the picture...

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Suddenly remember I have not open up the DX K-Touch yet to see what kind of LEDs I need to replace with... so was quite glad that they are actually flat LEDs, as I have already bought a row of blue ones for fun earlier... but bought the 3mm one so a bit small... Luckily still able to solder, though quite tough... Since already open the DX K-Touch, might as well replace the red LEDs with blue lEDs then...

Did not dare to touch the LCD cable, so got to flip over the circuit board and do the soldering as shown in the picture below... It is a little difficult to remove the surface-mount LEDs, and took a long time... Oh, do note the LEDs' cathodes of each column are connected, so you will have to solder all 3 blue LEDs in 1 column to make the blue LEDs light up...

1/3 done!!!! Happy.... Initially I just remove 1 red LED and solder in 1 blue LED but it did not work, and I was so disappointed. Then later, I manage to figure out that all the 3 blue LEDs need to be soldered in each column in order to light up (probably due to the different voltage rating of red and blue LEDs...)...

Finally done!!!! Very very happy! Now only left to repaint the pink to blue, and maybe add a sound chip to say "Diend" instead of "Decade", maybe make a gekijouban riders card as in the movie version, maybe add a sound chip to read the names of the gekijouban riders... maybe...

Monday, June 17, 2013

Went to the "Toy Universe" event at Takashimaya's basement, and could not find anything worth to buy at the event, only a bagful of gashapon (capsule) toys costing $10 (per bag)... When I went up Level 4, I was virtually slapping myself, as I saw a lot of things that I had bought on impulse earlier with a higher price...

The "Toy Universe" event...

The 4th Level in Takashimaya... Lots of toys... This Spin Sword + Black Box + Buckle set is like a dream come true, and I will have bought this if not for the price... Sigh...

Sigh... I will not take the trouble and order another LRS KR Ichigo Belt to mod into V3 Belt if I had seen this earlier (or rather, it was displayed earlier...) ... Sigh... There is also a LRS KR Ryuki Belt at about $39.95, or something like this, which I had earlier bought (on impulse) at almost 175% of the this price.... Sigh...

Surprisingly, some of the KR Wizard stuffs are also available, but at a slightly high price...

So in the end, I only bought a bag of gashapon (capsule) toys at the "Toy Universe" event...

Friday, June 14, 2013

Collected the package from Singpost today, as they left a note to inform delivery was unsuccessful the day before yesterday... anyway, that matters most is the package reached my hands safely... Bought this set of Ultra Brothers Henshin Items Set Vol 1 from a shop in eBay stationed in Japan, for approx. $65.50... A bit costly, but considering the even more exorbitant prices by other eBay sellers and by other Taobao sellers, I think this is cheap. This looks very much like the candy toy versions of the various Ultramen henshin items. I am actually only interested in the Ultraman's Beta Capsule, as it can make the henshin music sound! Will find a way to put in some LED for lighting... The rest should also fit into my display collection...

Monday, June 10, 2013

... where (G) stands for Gashapon... loose ones... Cost is from $7 ~ $10 per piece, but can consider the (G) Beast ring is $8, with the $2 discount from the shop owner... So total cost is $30... Too expensive... The (G) Fall ring's LED does not seem to glow well though... sseen some Youtube reviews and they glowed similarly too... The DX Wizard Ring Set 2 (Copy, Smell) costs $12...

Sunday, June 2, 2013

This was the other Gashapon toys bought together with the Gashapon Goseiger Real Change Set, but did not take pictures then as my little nephew and niece were quick to spot them and play... These are the extras pieces that weren't taken by them... There were also 2 wrist armours, but both have since been taken away by my little nephew, hahaha.. Both are inflatable toys.

The Hell's Gate has 1 velcro-attached strap to attach to the leg, and another to tie the wings closed. The cute Kiva belt has inflatable wings, and Kivat can be detached (sliding) from the buckle itself... Total of 2 Kiva Belts, 2 wrist amours and 2 Hell's Gates cost approx. $10.90...